Gettin' Salty Experience Firefighter Podcast

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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.259 | TRIBUTE TO FDNY : CAPT. JOHN DRENNAN Aug 22, 2025

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Be sure to tune into our next segment of “NEVER FORGET” with our special guest, the widow of FDNY Captain John Drennan, Vina Drennan. We will also be joined by 43 year FDNY veteran Deputy Chief Jay Jonas. Captain John Drennan, one of three firefighters who died in the line of duty as a result of the Watts Street Fire in New York City on March 28, 1994. After Captain Drennan’s death…40 days after the tragic fire, Ms Drennan turned her attention to fire life safety for firefighters and the public. Her incredible commitment to the fire service has impacted all who have heard her personal story. Small list of her accomplishments : -Secretary of the Board for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) -Founding member of NFFF’s Fire Service Survivors Network -Lobbied U.S. Congress during multiple attempts to pass Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act -Testified for fire safety on national, state and local levels -Involved with the FDNY Fire Foundation -Worked with the New York State Task -Force of Fire Safety Teacher Training Curriculum We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the Kitchen Table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #meanttobe #neverforget
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 258: FDNY BC | TOM MARTIN Aug 08, 2025

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Be sure and join us with our special guest, 40 year FDNY veteran, Battalion Chief Tom Martin. He has had an absolutely incredible career and worked in some great companies.

Appointed 8/4/1862 to E.1
- Transferred to L.24 8/1968
Transferred to L.26-2 5/1969 (2nd section)
- Promoted to Lt. 9/1973
- Assigned to L.19: 9/73-5/1981
- Promoted to Captain 5/1981
- Assigned to E.216. 5/81-5/1982
- Transferred to L.14 5/1982
- Promoted to B.C. 5/1986.
- Assigned to Div.6: 5/86-2/1991
- Assigned Bn.3- 2/91-12/2001
- Retired 12/31/2001
Pretty sure he didn’t see any fires Going to be another great show. We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the kitchen table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #Tradition #volunteerfirefighters #FDNY #nationalfallenfirefightersfoundation

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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.257: FDNY ASSISTANT CHIEF ROBERT BOYCE Aug 01, 2025

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Be sure and join us with our special guest, 33 year FDNY veteran, Assistant Chief Robert Boyce. Chief has had a great career and worked in some great companies. He has also responded to a few good notable jobs!! Chief actually started out in the NYPD before making the move to FDNY. During his time with FDNY he served in some specialty areas including, Bureau of Communications, the Bureau of personnel, and went to Police HQ as a Liaison to PD and then to the Office of Emergency Management as the Deputy Commissioner of Homeland Security. Chief has some great stories for us. - January 1982 - NYPD - June 1983 - FDNY - July 1983 - assigned to E230 - September 1986 - 102 Truck - June 1990 - promoted to Lt. - December 1990 - 12 - Truck - December 1995 - promoted to Captain - January 2000 assigned to 111 Truck - September 2001 promoted to BC - 2007 promoted to DC - July 2009 promoted to DAC - May 2012 promoted to AC - March 2018 retired Going to be another great show. We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the kitchen table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #Tradition #volunteerfirefighters #FDNY #nationalfallenfirefightersfoundation
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.256 | LAFD CHIEF PILOT SCOT DAVISON Jul 25, 2025

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Be sure and join us with our special guest, 35 year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Departments aviation unit, Chief Pilot Scot Davison. Chief Scot has over 7000 hours of flying time and has been a flight instructor since 1999. He is going to provide us with his perspective of fighting wildland fires and discuss his experience in Search & Rescue Operations from the sky. Scot has an extensive career with LAFD and has some fantastic stories to share. We have no doubt that he will open your eyes to the world of Fire Department aviation, Firefighting, and Search & Rescue Operations.

Firefighter from 1990 - 2002
- Search & Rescue Pilot 2002 - 2011
- Flight instructor in 1999 - 2025
- Chief Pilot 2011
- 2025 - Retired March 2025
Going to be another great show. We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the kitchen table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #Tradition #volunteerfirefighters #FDNY #nationalfallenfirefightersfoundation #LosAnglesfire #LAFD #aviation

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GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.255: DEPUTY CHIEF RONNIE JAMES Jul 18, 2025

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GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.255: Be sure and join us live this Tonight Thursday, July 17th at 8pm on our Youtube Channel with our special guest Dallas FD 38 year veteran, Deputy Chief Ronnie James

1964-1970 Station Firefighter for Dallas Fire Department

Driver-Engineer Engine 1 (1969) Driver Truck 47 – Tillerman (1969) Second Driver Truck 1 – Tillerman (1966) Station 1 Engine (1966) Station 23 (1964)

1970-1971 Lieutenant,

Assigned to Station 18

1970-1973 Manpower Squad
1973-1977 Captain

Station 14 (1976) Station 33 (1973)

1977-1983 Battalion/Section Chief

Reassigned to Operations Division (1982) Head Instructor for FF Tactic course for Fire Training 1985

Assigned to the Training Division in 1977
1983-1987 Deputy Chief, Dallas Fire Department
Assigned to Special Emergency Operations by Fire Chief

Haz-Mat Team SCUBA Divers High Angle Rescue Confined Space Rescue Helicopter Life Saver Plan Emergency Medical Response (EMS)

Appointed and assigned Operations Deputy Chief (1983)
1987-2001 Fire Chief, Wichita Falls Fire Dept
2001-2014 Adjunct Instructor, TEEX - Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI)

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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.254 | PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY FD | DC VICTOR STAGNARO Jul 11, 2025

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Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel with our special guest, Prince George's County (MD) Fire Department, Deputy Chief Victor Stagnaro.
Chief Stagnaro began his career and rose through the ranks to ultimately become the deputy chief of operations. He was responsible for more than 1900 members, in 44 firehouses, plus a whole more. Chief also served on subcommittees for NIOSH and OSHA, and spoke at FDIC on various health & safety topics. From 2010 - 2017 he was a director of fire service programs for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
- Deputy Chief of Operations - 2009 - 2010
- Deputy Chief of Support Services – Lieutenant Colonel - 2008-2009
- Duty Chief & amp; Advanced Emergency Medical Services – Major - 2006 – 2009
- Fire Prevention & Investigations – Major - 2001 – 2006
- Executive Officer to the Fire Chief – Major - 1998 – 2001
- Special Tactical Unit Field Operations – Battalion Chief - 1996 – 1998
- Fourth Battalion Commander – Battalion Chief - 1995 – 1996
- Public Information Officer – Captain - 1993 – 1995
- Lieutenant Fire Stations 41,44,1, - Fire Training Academy
- Fire Technician – Stations - 31, 10, 11
- Firefighter – 31, 14, 10
Going to be another great show. We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one.
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#lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #Tradition #volunteerfirefighters #FDNY #PrincegeorgescountyFD #nationalfallenfirefightersfoundation
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GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.253: CAPTAIN STEVE ELLIOTT Jun 27, 2025

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GETTIN’ SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.253: Be sure and join us on our Youtube Channel with our special guest FDNY 33 year veteran, Capt. Steve Elliott. He joined the USMC reserves right after HS graduation and then attended 1 year college Western Connecticut University. He was Deployed to Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm 1990 and thankfully returned to the U.S. in July 1991.

He went into fire academy August 1991
Assigned to Ladder 30 (12 years)
Promoted to Lt. in February 2003 and assigned to Ladder 4
Promoted to Captain November 2008
Bounced for 2 years then assigned to Ladder 23 - 2010-2024
Retired 2024
He has received 4 unit citations, 2 medals and performed a Life saving roof rope rescue. Hasn't seen any fire ;)

GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 252 | LT. DAVE RUSSELL Jun 20, 2025

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Be sure and join us with our special guest FDNY 21 year veteran, Lt. Dave Russell. He is a fourth generation fireman. He was in the United States Air Force Crash Fire Rescue from 1976-84 and a member of Stewart National Guard Base Newburgh, NY from 1984-2005.
He joined the FDNY in 1985 and assigned to Engine 277/Ladder 112 - 1989 took detail to Hazamt 1 - 1990 transferred to Enhanced Engine 41 - 1994 Promoted to Lieutenant Assigned Division 7 - 1997 Assigned Engine 62 - Retired in 2006 Since retiring he has been Westchester county Fire instructor/ Probe school and from 2017 - 2023 Port Authority ARFF Assigned to Laguardia Airport.
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep.251 | P.W.C VIRGINIA FD | LT. BILL NIEMANN Jun 13, 2025

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Be sure and join us for our next segment of the "Authors Corner" . Our special guest will be 30 year Prince William County Virginia FD veteran Lt. William Niemann.
Bill is a retired assistant fire marshal with Prince William County, Virginia, Department of Fire and Rescue. During his thirty-year career, he served as a firefighter, fighter paramedic, company officer, and station commander. The last fourteen years of his career, he was a lieutenant/assistant fire marshal assigned to the arson crimes unit with the county’s fire marshal’s office. Lieutenant Niemann was the first of one hundred and fifty paramedics in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He also served seventeen years with the United States Coast Guard auxiliary.
His first novel "Heavy Fire Showing" is complete and ready to read by one and all. Its going to be another great conversation. We will get the whole skinny. You don’t want to miss this one. Join us at the kitchen table on the BEST FIREFIGHTER PODCAST ON THE INTERNET! You can also Listen to our podcast ...we are on all the players #lovethisjob #GiveBackMoreThanYouTake #Oldschool #Tradition See less
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GETTIN' SALTY EXPERIENCE PODCAST Ep. 250 | OCFD | DEPUTY CHIEF MIKE WALKER May 30, 2025

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Be sure and join us with our special guest, Oklahoma City FD 35 year veteran, Deputy Chief Michael Walker. Chief Walker spent a long time with OCFD and has some great stories to share. Including when he was assigned to Engine 5 in 1995 responding to the historic event in the Murrah Building. The Oklahoma City bombing to be more precise. He served in both Hazmat (Station 5) and Technical Rescue (Station 8) for several years. Early in his career he worked in training and was promoted to BC in 2007. In 2013, Chief had the honor of being the keynote speaker for FDIC, speaking on, "The Fireman's Standard". He retired in May 2025.
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